Originally Posted by PhoenixAZ On a side note, the coupon/gc train is one of those smoke & mirrors types of deals. This is not singling out Kmart as all of the National retailers use the same method. If you figure that the average coupon/gc is $20 you have to string together 7 coupons/gc to pay less than you would have if each of the games was merely reduced $20 in the price or on sale for that price. If you can string together more than 7 in the train then you start to beat those prices of a $20 discount using that model. When you factor in that the coupons/gc are commonly below $20 (any given retailer), then you see how much of a "deal" you are really getting. The big difference of course is how flexible the money you've invested into the chain is. If all you spend your money on is video games then the coupons work for you, and frankly you are probably not a smart consumer because you aren't consuming anything as a whole. If you spend your money on other things, the restrictions of those coupons really devalue.

I'm not seeing your logic on "you need to buy 7 games before the discounts add up to $20"

Especially during the holiday release season, there are a lot of games many people want to buy coming out in a short amount of time. If you spend $60 on that first game, then your next one is $40 and you get another $20 coupon, you could look at it as a $10 discount on the first two titles, and a $20 one on every game afterwards. or you could look at it as one full price purchase and $20 off every one after that. How did you come up with seven?

If you only buy 1 or 2 new releases during the 3-4 months of holiday release bedlam maybe it's not best for you - but it's still more of a discount than what you'd get at any other retailer for new release games. Even if that last $20 coupon only goes towards a points card or a controller or another game that got discounted to $30/$40.

All the retailers are focused on volume with new release titles - look at best buy's pre-order 5, get $100 credit. Or you could just buy at MSRP at gamestop.

Originally Posted by yahoosale14 sucks you have to start work at 2 am. why such odd hours?

I currently live in Troy, MI taking care of my fam after my dad passed and I work in Hoffman Estates, IL I drive Monday to Illinois and Wednesday I drive back.

Originally Posted by lude21 Patience is key...btw Hunted is $29.99/$26.99 at GS. I think it's funny, and quite sad that people try to rationalise their purchases. Some guy last week replied to people complaining about these deals and said (not exact quote) "I just bought Hunted for $60 and got Vanquish for free plus a $15 coupon" Wow, ya dude great deal!! lol. Vanquish is $19.99/$17.99 at GS. He could of bought these games used for about $40-$42 with edge card. And these people call themselves a CAG? Lmao at these coupons.....

Some of us would rather pay more to get new than to save a few bucks and buy some game that some fat ass gamer got Cheeto crumbs on and probably read the manual while taking a shit. Gamers are some of the most un-hygenic pieces of shit around, why would I want anything second hand from them?

Originally Posted by gettinmoney662 Some of us would rather pay more to get new than to save a few bucks and buy some game that some fat ass gamer got Cheeto crumbs on and probably read the manual while taking a shit. Gamers are some of the most un-hygenic pieces of shit around, why would I want anything second hand from them?

agreed

Originally Posted by gettinmoney662 Some of us would rather pay more to get new than to save a few bucks and buy some game that some fat ass gamer got Cheeto crumbs on and probably read the manual while taking a shit. Gamers are some of the most un-hygenic pieces of shit around, why would I want anything second hand from them?

Do you have friends, if you don't mind me asking?

Originally Posted by gettinmoney662 Some of us would rather pay more to get new than to save a few bucks and buy some game that some fat ass gamer got Cheeto crumbs on and probably read the manual while taking a shit. Gamers are some of the most un-hygenic pieces of shit around, why would I want anything second hand from them?

Alright, this made me laugh

Originally Posted by joeshmoe Do you have friends, if you don't mind me asking?

Just imaginary ones.

Originally Posted by jer7583 yeah that bodycount demo was pretty bad. If you're going to make a shooter in 2011 you're going to need to do better than that. There's just too much competition in that genre. It just wasn't fun to play and had no context or motivation, nothing really going on but shoot the dudes and get to the checkpoint shown in front of your face. I don't know why poop like this gets approved and funded but Mega Man Legends 3 gets cancelled and Xenoblade can't even be published in america. Bodycount and a dozen other generic FPS games coming out this holiday will fail and have huge budgets attached to them - at least MML3 and Xenoblade would be cheap to make.. The game industry sucks sometimes.

I just got done playing (single player) 007 Quantum of Solace and I thought it was actually decent. One of the better movie games. The MP is fun also. Bodycount may look better but the gameplay is so much worse than 007 even though it is 3 years old. Say what you want about Treyarch but even their C class shooters feel better than some of these supposed high tier games.

Originally Posted by SHC-Gamer I currently live in Troy, MI taking care of my fam after my dad passed and I work in Hoffman Estates, IL I drive Monday to Illinois and Wednesday I drive back.

I'm in Hartland, 45 minutes away with me driving. If you're ever killing time in our area, let me know! Any special midnight releases you decide to attend, I may crash

Originally Posted by Bruce LeeRoy Alright, this made me laugh

Here, Here. I was laughing hysterically. Especially the last sentence.

OMGZ? Games get cheaper?

Being a CAG doesn't mean buying a game as cheap as possible.

Being a CAG means buying a game as cheap as possible at the time you want to buy it.

Somehow people are incapable of understanding this distinction.

Originally Posted by confoosious OMGZ? Games get cheaper? Being a CAG doesn't mean buying a game as cheap as possible. Being a CAG means buying a game as cheap as possible at the time you want to buy it. Somehow people are incapable of understanding this distinction.

idk about that...a large amount of people will only buy game A when it hits $10,$20 etc.

although paying $60 without a $10-$20 credit is illegal here.

I don't know how much more we'll accomplish with this discussion really.

Feels like groundhog day.

Seems like a lot of preorders (with the exception of Newegg) are holding their preorder incentives close to the chest (perhaps due to increased competition?!?!)

Amazon has nothing, quiet here too, which I understand. Still plenty of time.

Its been a while, but I have to say it again. This may be the 10th time I have said this, but I LOVE THIS THREAD. Almost reminds me of the Altanis (dont call me Atlantis) period.

To (kind of) start a new discussion, what does everyone think about the recently-posted Captain America: Super Soldier review on the KmartGamer website?

http://gamer.kmart.com/2011/08/capta...oldier-review/

I agree with it for the most part (I wouldn't exactly call the graphics "stunning" and I would have preferred if there were slightly less collectibles). Based on my time with the game so far, I'm pleasantly surprised; while not nearly as polished as Arkham Asylum, the battle system feels great and I actually feel like I'm Captain America when playing. I'm so glad I was able to get this through my local library.

If I had to put a rating to it, I'd rate it 4.25/5.

Originally Posted by lude21 As far as used games, what ghetto do you live in that games are full of crud? Well, 360 games are usually in worse shape than PS3 games i'll admit. I only buy PS3 games and there always in great shape. Who cares if there fingerprints on the case. Ever hear of windex? I guess i just find it funny that alot of people think spending $60 and getting a $15 coupon on a sub-par game is a GREAT deal. I rather wait a month and get it for $40. But then again, i wouldn't even do that. Yup, im a CAG

Just cause you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there. I would never trust the hygiene of a gamer to save $5-10.

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Originally Posted by lude21 Patience is key...btw Hunted is $29.99/$26.99 at GS. I think it's funny, and quite sad that people try to rationalise their purchases. Some guy last week replied to people complaining about these deals and said (not exact quote) "I just bought Hunted for $60 and got Vanquish for free plus a $15 coupon" Wow, ya dude great deal!! lol. Vanquish is $19.99/$17.99 at GS. He could of bought these games used for about $40-$42 with edge card. And these people call themselves a CAG? Lmao at these coupons.....

That was me! So first off, don't compare buying new games to buying used games. I wanted something new, not used, as many others have mentioned. And by YOUR account, Hunted new is $30, Vanquish new is $20. That's $50. Add in $15 for that coupon and HOLY SHIT! IT TOTALS UP TO $65! Which is MORE than the $60 I was content paying!
On top of that, Kmart is a 5 minute walk from my house which requires no gas. GameStop is a minimum 20-25 minute drive which eats up some gas money, so there's some more savings.
Seems I got a better deal than what GameStop is offering now, and that was what, last week? Two weeks ago?
You're not a CAG, you're a shithead.

Originally Posted by JoeCamNet You're not a CAG, you're a shithead.

Post of the day.

Just because he wants to buy used at gamestop doesn't mean he needs to shit on people who want to get new releases quickly and are ok with the coupons and whatever value calculation they make. It's laughable that he thinks he's a better CAG than others.

Sorry it fell off for a bit

Madden in 12 days and Deux Ex right around the corner. I haven't seen any news on DE recently. Good or bad, any words yet?